I will be right here ~ don’t run away….

– credit Naree

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– via ampersandseven blogspot

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Got DRA?

In case you’ve been hiding under a rock and have not yet purchased your download of David’s new single Don’t Run Away, you can remedy that by running to Amazon where it’s just $0.99 today! Grab a few copies to gift to friends and family or gift a digital copy to International Archies who don’t have access to purchase it themselves. Let’s get DRA moving up the charts!

– click to purchase

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In A Nutshell….

There was an interesting twitter convo today between Archies and the radio station 107.9 The End located in Northern California. First off, it was great to see the station actually responding to tweets, and while their non-sugar-coated-hit-us-right-between-the-eyes response may be hard to swallow, at least they provided an honest answer – one we’ve probably known all along…. radio only plays what is ALREADY popular.

They noted that Social Media such as You Tube, Twitter, Facebook etc…. are the avenues for songs to gain popularity – THEN they may get played on the radio – not the other way around. Plain and simple, radio play is a straight up popularity contest and apparently (sans label) it’s the fans’ job to spread the word via social media sites to get people to listen to a new song. If the song goes viral and becomes a huge hit on You Tube or elsewhere, then radio will pick it up and play it. Since David isn’t here to promote the song, we really have our work cut out for us! Some fans have heard DRA on their local stations, and it’s even getting some international airplay – in Singapore!

In our excitement for new David music, our expectation is to hear DRA on the radio NOW! However, it may take some time, and promotion on social media sites to help the song gain traction with new listeners – before radio will pick it up. Kari tweeted that the single has been “full serviced”, so radio stations across the country will be able to play it – we just need to continue promoting the song as much as possible with everyone we know!

Do we have any movie maker Archies? DRA would make an awesome movie theme song!

Suttygal recently posted a radio station locator link where you can search for your local stations that play Adult Contemporary (AC) or Hot Adult Contemporary (Hot AC) formats. It couldn’t hurt to make a few polite requests via phone or on the station’s website. Every little bit of promotion helps! David worked so hard to give us great music – let’s get out there and share it with the world!

– click to find your local station

Breanne shared the following process to request DRA on your local station:

3. Look online & find your radio station’s internet link & see if there is a way to email them or send them a request that way too.

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Sounds of David Raffle Update!

WIN ME!

Hello Everyone! Do I look familiar? My older brother sat with David Archuleta when he sang “Lets Talk About Love” almost four years ago. On April 6th at The Sounds of David Luncheon and Fan Mixer I will be offered in a FREE raffle and you can take me home.

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FOD Late Night Chat Update

Real life has been getting busier and much more hectic lately, and we’ve had to cancel several LNC’s due to my work obligations. With David away on his mission, chat has slowed down quite a bit, and I think it’s a good time to step back a bit and take a break from weekly Late Night Chats until David returns in 2014. Chatbox #1 will still be open during its normally scheduled time, and we’ll have LNC to celebrate special occasions like the album release of No Matter How Far – but for the most part, LNC will be on hiatus until 2014. Please join DFT and all the other amazing FOD Chat Mods in Box #1 to enjoy David music and connect with other fans!

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Mac Daddy David – That’s an Oxymoron!

Just happened upon this Demi/David interview vid from the 2009 Summer Tour – it’s 8.19 minutes of pure hilarious adorableness – he has Totoro in his backpack, talks about recording for Christmas, and I love the random singing!

Demi & David Live Web Chat (credit: Shannon Bahatouris)

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ArchuVoting Links

For those of you who are voting – here are the voting links brought over from Suttygal’s Wednesday post:

Round 2 Ryan Seacrest Poll!

This round of voting ends at 11:59 pm February 18th!!!

VOTE every 24 hours on each/all of your computers and devices to increase vote totals and “no Matter How Far” BUZZ! Clear cookies, cache and history to vote multiple times!

Musiqtone 2013 Countdown: You can vote 100 times a sitting usually 2 times a day on the web: http://bit.ly/loinlg & 50 times a sitting on a mobile device, 2 times a day: http://bi.ly/pwqlBY The mobile links gives you 4 votes per 1 entry, so there is more value for voting on this link.

Kalei thanks!! NOT GOING ANYWHERE DAVID 2014!! (ha even if I am a royal pineapple sometimes!!!)
fabulous post and hmm is there a way to get the coverart for NMHF added to Amazon?
maybe Kari doesn’t know.. sent a tweet. sweet cover should be there!!

WHAT?????? David has a love interest?????? Where did this come from???? Jasmine???? a fan in Michigan????? Getting married in 2014???? All I was really going to say this morning is I am off to request DRA on my local Richmond radio stations….Hope they remember me from bugging the heck out of them requesting Crush and A Little to Not Over You……Happy Saturday all…..Miss Vicki

Why didn’t Kari let us know that we could start requesting DRA on the radio? Or can we? I asked yesterday and no one answered me, so I’ll ask again, unless no one has an answer. I just want to see DRA come back up the charts and would like to know when and how to help it.

Hi, guys. Just a drive-by post. A good speaker recently say that all people have a “core self”, & an “image”. The core is who we really are; the image is who we represent ourselves as..who we want others to THINK we are. There’s always a gap btwn the two, but ideally the gap should be small. When the gap is big, we spend energy we don’t have running back & forth between the core & image, trying to think of ways to represent ourselves..to make ourselves look good. It happens in all settings, especially those where we think we won’t be loved/accepted for who we are. The result, of course, is a fake persona. That’s why it can be a shock when a “perfect”marriage fails, or a person in leadership “falls from grace”, etc…they didn’t let anyone see their core.

Anyway, last night’s talk about various celebrities made me think of that. Not a particular reason, really. lol.

Thank you Kalei for the awesomeness of the Saturday post.
Whatever David does in his private life, I just hope it won’t delay his music career even more….that’s the only thing that I don’t want to happen. Actually I think that being in a relationship will help David understand the romantic songs better, so it’s a win, win for us fans, but I still want (mind you it’s just my rambling thoughts, lol) him to get his career back on track before the whole thing happen.

josie – Interesting point. It’s funny…I feel more like “myself” here and at home than anywhere else. As I get older I care less and less about what others think of me, although its always a struggle because by nature I am a complete people-pleaser. But, I’d definitely say that for me the “gap” that the speaker referred to has shrunk a lot over the years and will continue to do so.

cq hoping he goes to Asia again before if so. if he was to marry right away think it would change things there. lots of young fans lol no mass hysteria.
that was fun!
here in the US not much happening so guess wouldn’t matter so much.
maybe get a lil somethin somethin started with his career again and then whap married!

Hey Josie…interesting concept of the “core self” and image….Needless to say I think David’s core self and image are one….He is one person that I really think is authentic and true to himself….As we all know he doesn’t try to impress others or come off as someone he is not and that’s really rare in the celebrity world……But what is all this talk of David in a relationship….Did I miss something?????…..Miss Vicki

Imo David might be gearing up to have an “adult” singing career, but he still looks like and is preceived as a teen star, so it’s going to be kinda hard for him to make that leap.
When it’s all said and done, it all comes down to his music, whether or not he is married won’t matter…if he is to have a real successful singing career he needs to put out music that is a David Archuleta sound that, FINALLY, everyone wants to hear. Look at JT, he’s married, that doesn’t stop fans for drooling over him and his sexiness, lol.

I find it funny how someone can post that they think David will get married in 2014 and that he has a girlfriend without one bit of proof and fans believe them. Really?? I have swamp land in Florida for sale. Anyone want to buy? Ha ha. It’s is fun to speculate and gives us something to talk about but I have seen absolutely no proof that David has a love interest. He obviously could and has been keeping it a secret, but I won’t believe it until there is proof. I do think that David will come back from his mission ready to really work on his music career. There is more proof of that because he did so much music right before he left. If he didn’t care about his music career he could have relaxed or even gone on lots of dates right before he left instead of busting his tail working on music for us. Think about it….

cq true that.. especially the David Archuleta sound everyone wants to hear part.
oh and the JT part.. he’s not lds no constraints but oh boy if David does anything like JT.. with Spanish flare aye carumba! yes please!!!

Grammyj – Good point. But, if David wanted to keep something private we wouldn’t have seen any “evidence” anyway so that doesn’t mean anything.I’m usually pretty skeptical when someone posts something like that, even though it is lots of fun to speculate. I think this time, though, I want to believe it because its Candy. Lol. And actually, we don’t have any idea how David spends his private time. Maybe Candy somehow has an “inside scoop”?

Good Morning everyone! I agree with Grannyj I will believe when i hear or see for myself. But Thats always been me. Not just with David, i always need proof of things before i believe.
Any Hoo! David will come back and jump start his career again, here or in the Phils. My gut feeling says that there are already plans on the works for him there. If i’m right! Good for him.
David can not live with out his music, remember he really got the acting bug too.
What ever he does i’m there for him. Maybe marriage down the road a ways.

Grannyj, I had fun with your comment. First you are right, but really- fans just cranked up a chorus of asking for details. That’s reasonable, considering. Second, I like investing in real estate and i think you could get a better price if someone said that D bought the land next door for an outdoor practice facility! And finally, here is a direct quote from your comment, Grannyj: “they think David will get married in 2014″ LOL. Rumors do get momentum just from talking about them! It is all for fun on a cold February day.

A wild pig that dominated its world for tens of millions of years. Most unusual and mysterious of all prehistoric predators. Kind of looks like a wild boar to me, but man, those razor-sharp teeth look brutal!

Candy I actually like your prediction that David will marry at the end of 2014, that will give him time to get his career back on track, lol. You know me I’m all about that successful career that, as a fan. I want so much, lol. Btw, him getting married right after he gets back from his mission is a no brainer, don’t all returning missionaries get married within a few months of returning…in fact I think they are told/encouraged to do so from what I understand. So the end of 2014 sound great, lol. He needs to get back home so we can have other stuff to comment about, hahahahahaha!!!!!

Lucy scrolled up to read your question. I have no clue most times why Kari does most of what she does.. just goes with the flow. if I had to guess why not?
cause DRA failed to sell well?
not really a good thing but kind of expected.. most folks are not engaged (lol that does not include us of course) for whatever reason right now.

Golferguy lol. kind of like that wild pig.. new take on the squiggly one he used to draw!
would even be so bold to hope he comes back razor-sharp teeth and all!!
take the world by storm kind of thing!!

Candy I don’t think DRA will fly unless it gets popular.. and would imagine if it was going to be by now it would be. think previously leaked or released songs might not be the best choice to release as a single but I am not in the biz. my fav song would be Nothing Else Better To Do that I have heard before. fun, happy, a great song and hope that one makes the cd. Senseless seems to get the most smoke that I have seen so far.. that would of been cool too I guess if cleaned up. MV of course. kind of like DRA and think they did a great job fixing it up. looking forward to Mar 26. way I see it
just really happy at this point we have new music and a cd.

wonder lol we are all wondering.. who? what? when? who knows what the future will hold when he comes back. I am holding out for a Spanish God to be stepping off that plane come Mar 2014! oh
and sing to us as such for his first vlog!!!

Janel, thanks for the link, yes, he is looking mighty fine!!!
In regards the marriage conversation…It’s a no brainer to say that he will marry right after his mission, aren’t missionaries encouraged/told to get married as soon as possible after they get back…I would assume David would obey…it just seems like that is what is done in the Mormon community…then again what do I know, nothing, lol.
Just don’t think that it’s a good idea to be forced into marriage.

Hmmmm! I remember a photo taken awhile back it appeared to be taken in a stadium on second level and David was standing very close to a girl and looking directly at her. It caused a lot of commotion and tweets because he was asked if she was his girlfriend and of course David said no a friend of the family I believe. When David returns and considers marriage I will be very happy for him. At least when interviewed if asked that same old question “Do you have a girlfiend”? He can so no but I do have a fiance/wife. lol

cq, interesting. David has been known to follow his own path. For instance most would feel they have to finish high school before starting career. But not David he jumped in! And good for him, it is good to break barriers when it is right to do so. So there is reason to expect either outcome after his mission.

cq, not at all. That is a misconception. Of course it is encouraged for all young women and men to eventually find a person to be married to in the temple, but it is not a requirement. I know people who get married right away and some who don’t even have a girlfriend or boyfriend and take awhile to get married. There’s nothing forced on them at all! I see that brought up all the time so I just want to clear that here and now. Encouraged only, not required or forced. It is just as unknown when David will find someone and get married now as it was before he left and will be the same after he returns. Of course, he will be the most sought after return missionary in the eyes of single young adult young ladies in the church. LOL
There is a lady in my ward at church. She went on a mission in the states somewhere, and she is in her 40′s. She’s not unattractive either, she just never got married. Maybe some day someone will come into her life.

cq the website sometimes shows some humanitarian work done by the missionaries. I’ve never seen David in any of them, but the countless stories I’ve heard from my fellow members about their opportunities tells me that it happens in all missions, opportunity to help others. And we know David from his help in India and in Honduras that he would be right in there with his companion helping where needed.

Off to sing for 4 or 5 hours. (recording practice CD’s for choir). Here’s hoping for a good voice……love singing Be Still My Soul! The arrangement for altos is beautiful!
Hugs all! Have a blessed David day!

Hey everyone!
Boy, it’s never a dull moment around here that’s for sure!
Haven’t commented in a while..work keeping me really busy and spending a lot of time with my mom. She just finished her last chemo treatment..will be almost a year since she was diagnosed. She has gone through a lot but is strong! She amazes me!

Feeling frustrated with what that one DJ said about not playing songs unless they are popular. Well how do they get popular if they’re not played on the radio?? I for one, only know about songs after I’ve heard them on the radio. I think most people would fit into that category? IDK…radio world is complicated. I say play the song already and see what happens. I bet the reaction will be extraordinary! (of course that’s just my opinion!)

OK….I have solved the puzzle about David’s mystery woman….She is the daughter of a friend….and she is a “fan” in Michigan….MIETRA……She was the daughter of a friend and she is from Michigan…..(remember that came out a long time ago from David himself)…..BINGO ……or was that ASHLEY…..Anyway….my vote for a fiance is either one of them…..Bye y’all….going to the movies now….Miss Vicki

In regards to David or any other returned missionary being forced to marry: well, it’s ludicrous. Who in their right mind would think that was a good idea? Even the encouragement part is over stated, from my experience. Family relationships are important and can bring joy and fulfillment, so in that way they may be “encouraged”. But, not in the way that is implied here. No one in the church is going to pressure or expect David to marry until HE decides that. I have watched a group of boys, all about the same age, grow up in our congregation, 7 of them. Of those boys, all returned missionaries who have been home from 1 -2 years, two of them are married. The rest are in college, pursuing careers, and dating, etc. No one is badgering them about not being married. The notion that anyone is, gets my goat, and my goat is not easily gotten, lol. If David gets married soon after he gets home, which I rather hope he doesn’t, it will be because he has found that right girl for him and he wants to marry her right away. Period.

Kimk fan of a smokin hottie-So true and I to hope he does have a crush or a little sometin to come home to. How nice of us to find out when we find out his crush waited 2 yrs for him.
I think we all thought it coulda, woulda, shoulda be Ashley or Meitra, just thought Candy knew something we didn’t by the way she posted.

Anne-marie, so glad to hear your mom is doing good. God Bless her.
I have just stood back and enjoyed reading everyones comments. It good to be able to have a fansite that we can discuss these kind of topics and then just laugh about them.
You all a good bunch of Archies. Keep having fun. Bye,

Watched the movie this morning, “The Pursuit of Happyness” with Will Smith. Isn’t that what we all want? Happiness? I know we all want that for each other and for David. Whether he gets married, next year, 20 years from now or in between, doesn’t matter as long as he is happy.

When you find the right person, you never know when it will happen. If you told me 35 years ago I would have meet my husband when I started working at the same place as him, get engaged 3 months later, get married at 19 and celebrated our 33rd anniversary last December, I would have thought you are crazy. By here we are and loving it everyday.

Kari’s tweet about getting DRA video to 250,000 views, is that the point it needs to be to get played on the radio? Uhmmm… Or is she saying polls are great, but this just as or more important? Just my thoughts…

My hope for David is he finds his MKOP & marries her when they feel the time is right, have adorable archubabies and live happily ever after!! I know that sounds cheesy but I just want him to be happy because he deserves it!

That new missionary picture of David makes me smile! He looks so content there!!

Just reading through the comments and wanted to add to the earlier conversation that I have two kids who returned from their missions over 2 years ago. Neither are married. They’re both going to college, working, dating, and enjoying life. Yes, they would both like to marry and have a family one day, but only when they find the right person.

Kalei rechecked the Amazon link and not yet for me. blank. maybe soon then!?
I know.. motab was the best. not only David but all the fun fan activities.. was the bomb!
know one thing you ever give another Archuparty.. I want to go if I can!

journey hmm.. a thought.. if he doesn’t have anyone would imagine he might be #1 returning mish ever!!

Hi ATX – Kari didn’t say it – fans tweeted it to promote the song and give it some buzz. It started after the EL poll finished and we got over 1 million votes for D, so it stands to reason that 250,000 YT “views” should be easy for this fandom.

107.9 The End mentioned that having an artist’s YT vid be really popular helps to get radio play, so if we share the link to the official eOne YT vid on all our social media sites (FB, Twitter, MySpace whatever you’re on) that would get more listeners interested in the song. Also, getting the number of views up shows support for the song! Plus we’re all listening to it anyway, so just add the YT version while you’re on your comp.

We’re all just doing what we can to help promote DRA and give it some Buzz!

As far as David feeling pressure from the church to marry, that’s nothing compared to “pressure” from your family. Lol. I remember in one interview a couple of years ago, he mentioned that his mom was constantly telling him that he should date more, etc. so I’m sure that will only continue once he comes home and as he gets older. That’s a mom for ya. Lol. But, David seems pretty stubborn when he’s made up his mind about something so I’m certain he won’t be getting married a minute before he’s ready — no matter what “encouragement” or pressure he gets.

I often wonder if Ytube is played with by the PTB. David had some high view counts on a lot of video’s coming off AI7 that have disappeared. I know I should not think like that but who is to say that certain video’s on Ytube aren’t utilized for certain advantages to bring to light certain artists songs so that they could get played on the radio. I know that David has been off the scene for quite a while but due to internet access/phone/twitter and the message going out there I thought more people would give it a listen and decide to buy or not. Just my time for pondering. lol

That official video of DRA from eOne (aka KOCHRECORDS on yt) was never posted on David’s twitter or facebook. Those of us who visit fansites and follow certain accounts on twitter have seen it but the casual fan would likely not have.

Philly Fan you mean that folks would want to look him up and buy DRA? unless you were searching him out you would never know he has any new music.
out of sight out of mind I suppose?
sure his team knew this was coming.. we saw it was coming.
maybe Kari and his team have something up their sleeve to get them back for when his cd drops.
something personal would help maybe?
like the dougie vid?
wonder why kari never posted it.

kim – while i’m not completely sure why it was not posted to david’s accounts my guess would be because the yt was uploaded after the soundcloud links has already been shared so they prob didn’t see a big reason to share the yt as well.

kim – yeah I wasn’t around last night when the convo was taking place but i read the recap posted on this thread and then went to the twitter account for the radio station to read the rest after. obviously they weren’t lying but they weren’t fully disclosing how something becomes “popular”. and that’s with major label support and labels getting the song played in many markets.

for sure people would take notice if david had a ton of yt views and sales. that would be great. don’t think it will happen while he’s away but even if it did…prob still not much radio play. mainstream radio is the last bastion of the majors lol.

Maybe David team is not expecting much since he is away. Just putting things out there to occupy time and keep core base satisfied. But with over 1 million twitter followers and rising I kinda of expected more. But I’m satisfied that I can buy new music from David and patiently wait for his return. Hope he hooks up with a great label/producer/mgmt to get his career back on track especially with a hit song. Also he needs to seen at all music events.

I wish our radio stations were like the Asian stations, Indonesia is playing DRA. No matter what that DJ sais from 107.9 the name of the game is how much money is put up front to the station, like the article that Ali posted the other day, I read it and hope a lot of others did, if not I think it was on the FOD front page, I think it was the same article, if not maybe Ali could post it again, if David’s label or a front man for the label put money up front, you better believe they would play it.

There was so much press and fan squeeing around the release of No Matter How Far and Don’t Run Away. I decided to make a YouTube video set to Don’t Run Away with a sample of the buzz and some of the best tweets. If you could get through all that spamming for the Entertainment Lifestyle poll, you would see that there was lots of excitement on twitter about Don’t Run Away. The song is plenty popular. Wish the radio stations would stop justifying their playlist by claiming they only play what is popular. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LcXZNLYEvg&sns=em

Kim-I didn’t mean he could put money up, I know he can’t because he is not working, I meant you have to have the money to put up front, not how popular, but money talks. Did you read the article Ali put up a few days ago. I know David can’t right now.

Kimak: It’s a chicken or egg question. Is a song popular because it gets radio play or is it played because it’s popular? I believe the former. Radio stations have tons of reasons for not playing a song. For a station to claim that it is as simple as popularity is just plain dishonest and cowardly. Why not tell us the full story? That a song needs a big push from a major label involving a softer form of payola. That a song must be popular among a desired demo? That an artist needs to do some free radio shows. That a song needs to sound like what is currently popular or being played by “leader” stations. Don’t give us the BS of radio play being based on simple popularity. What an insult to our intelligence!

mackenzie read an article when JLo had new music coming out radio stations gave her a hard time too. wasn’t until her dance music got popular with sales etc did they play it. probs payola too. they can’t say what is if you think about it.
like elections, unions, the corporate world.. what goes on behind the scenes
what matters.

Maybe David is better off moving to the Philippines, at least there he is appreciated by people there, I appreciate what David left for us, but it makes me sad to think that all that matters in this business is money, nothing to do with talent, he has more talent in his little finger than a lot out there, makes me angry too.

someone mentioned that open up 3 screens (I will do 5) of DRA and leave the sound on 1 and mute the other 2 huh why didn’t I think of that sooner. I think 250,000 is easy. Voting while listening to DRA is awesome. Another thing I wouldn’t waste my sp.t to talk about D and girls because he has no time to look for a clean hand for him to hold (I said that). Remember the vlog the one he said holding hand with girl is yucky and he just learn to hold his sister’s hand ha ha. David u r so dang cute this is why I love him.

Ahh, the business is the business. Sure radio play is great but it’s not the be-all end-all of a career in music. If US radio play is a priority for him in the future, then he’ll need to sign with a major. But there are many avenues he could take. I don’t know what the future holds but I do have faith in David’s talent. Until he returns, all we as fans can do is speculate and hope for the best.

Hi all. Reading all the comments. We sure are a chatty bunch. Kalei love the post as usual. Narees pictures are extraordinary to say the least. He looks like Adonnis in all her pictures.Great quality. Flawless. Very interesting convo on the iksnay marriage something, something. :lol; A little pig lanuage for that adorable Archiethoreum picture. Rapport, thanks for that info. Don’t know what to think except that I am glad I was born a little after it disappeared. Whew!! I requested 106.7F.M. play DRA tonight. Wonder if I’ll ever get a response.Here we go again. I thought eone is the label. Don’t think I’ll ever understand this biz. All I know is everytime I turn on the T.V. or radio someone or group, I never heard of, is doing their thing. Practically anyone who watched AI the #1 show on t.v. at the time of Season 7 knows who David Archuleta is and knows he can sing. It wasn’t their “IMAGINEation”!! Okay that’s all I gotta to say.

maybe david is like MJ and has a germ phobia! remember when MJ used to walk around wearing that mask over his mouth?? hopefully david doesn’t go that far but it is a pretty common phobia especially nowadays when everyone and everything seems contaminated! good to know that our perfect david has issues just like the rest of us! lol

I think we have to remember that the music business is just that — a business. It’s the same as any other. The goal is to make the most money possible. Its not really about talent or sentimentality. If you think about it that way then none of this should be any surprise.

McKenzie….agreed with your radio airplay assessment 1,000%
I think the problem is that what we hear David singing in my mind is current, contemporary pop. But he needs all the other “stuff” like label push and radio spots, and other things for the song to even become a blip on the radar screen. Because he’s on a mission that’s not possible. I wonder if Kari could give us some further ideas other than what we’ve been doing. What more can be done??? We need a blip on the David radar screen!

mormon mom thanks. And I agree with you. There is some encouragement where marriage is concerned, and that is for everyone not just young people coming home from a mission but it is not pushed in our faces and we aren’t looked down upon when we’re not married.
I have known some return missionaries who felt pressure to get married quickly, but that isn’t coming from the church, it might well be coming from their own family or peers. They see their friends get married so they want to as well.
I am divorced and I have never once had my bishop tell me (or anyone else) that I need to get married again. Just because you date and want to be married doesn’t mean you will be.
I too get frustrated with some of the misconceptions about our church. But, it happens I guess.

I guess it is what it is. David did this for us and doesn’t expect it to go soaring. He is where he is and is conforming to his committment there right now. In an ideal situation it would be great if he could do skyped radio interviews and such but that’s not the way it is. Besides the album hasn’t even hit yet. One never knows. What will be will be.

Nora – It is just like any other business as far as its ultimate goal. And unfortunately there are many other businesses that “get around laws” and have deceptive business practices so the music business is not all that different.

Janel, @9:36 yes, pressure to get married might not be big from the church itself, but it seems to be a big deal to young Mormon community. I just hope that David will do what he wants and not be pressured by anybody to get married. Imo, even the church just encouraging to get married is wrong.

I’m happy for all the music David has left for us, never expected this much from him. I agree with Judie, I don’t think David expects any of this to soar. But it sure would be great if it did & Lord knows we do what we can to give it a little buzz.
I am so excited for the NMHF album to come out.
Wondering what other surprises are in store for us for this year.

ksf-you may be right about that, but i’m not talking about the music business, I’m talking about the radio stations, just because other business do it doesn’t mean it is right and I have to like it and accept it, it still stinks, IMO. Don’t give us that the reason they won’t play his music is because it is not popular, it is because he hasn’t paid the stations big bucks.

cq – Even though, as I said earlier, I think David is pretty stubborn as far as being pressured into anything, I agree with what you said. Sometimes (and every church environment is different) “encouragement” can feel a lot like pressure, depending on who’s doing the “encouraging” and how it’s presented. Again, I’m not saying that anyone is pressuring David or that he is going to let anyone (including mom, lol) push him into marriage but encouragement can be taken in different ways.

nora~ well said, i agree! don’t any of these radio station owners/program directors have a sense of decency and fairplay? money should play no part in their decisions about what songs to play. this really makes me sick

Hey all…..Just love the new Missionary pic of David….He looks tan and looks like he has filled out a bit….Such a happy smile….Sure think he is truly enjoying himself making a difference in other peoples lives………Miss Vicki

Nora – I’m not at all saying that its right or that we should like it. Just that it is a business like others. It is a money-making venture, including the radio stations and the music they choose to play. They are a part of that business. I agree though, as Mckenzie said, that they should be honest about their practices but we shouldn’t hold our breath on that one.

nora- Try not to get too worked up. I called Z100, New York every morning and afternoon and talked to the DJ there. Forgot his name (mental block) because he would take the request and said to me Yes David is good and still didn’t play the song. I had the radio on all day. Even though he interviewed him and liked David, it seemed his hands were tied or he wasn’t getting anything out of it. Same with the Ryan Seacrest Sho. The people who answered the phone already knew who I was and would just say okay, thanks. Never played it. Britney Spears was #1 a day later. I asked them how many people requested that song. The girl daid oh a whole lot. Hello!! I just got myself all frustrated. I wanted to have David’s music on there. He was the only one who could sing!!

well if this is the way radio works we might as well turn it off and give up hope of ever hearing david again. how sad! to think all our requesting efforts these past 5 years have been for nothing. how disgusting! david is way too good to even participate in something so dishonest and sleazy.

tami lyn – It would be great if that could be the case but decency and fairplay won’t pay the bills. That’s harsh but that’s how they look at. How would we like it if our bosses tried to pay us with kindness and hugs instead of cold, hard cash? Lol.

does anybody remember a few months back when some of the labels were inflating the numbers on Utube views for some of their artists MV? If I could remember the article I would give the info, maybe somebody else can remember.

Linda- Did your DJ friend Jim play DRA today. I think it’s so good of him. Now you got to ask oneself, he can play it why can’t others. I started calling Priestly on Sirius Radio on DirectTV and requested the day after Crush came out. He had him on the show and played his music. I guess Jive was paying out then. Tell your DJ we love him for me.

Nora – I’m not making excuses. I’m saying that the music industry (including radio stations) are not IMMUNE to the deceitful, dishonest, and money-hungry practices that seem to be commonplace in businesses nowadays. It’s not that this is okay in any way but unfortunately it is what it is. So, the politics that we see in music should not really be a shock. Again, fairness and decency doesn’t pay the bills. Money is what matters at the end of the day. We can complain and argue all we want but that’s not going to get David’s music played on the radio.

David coming off AI7 got great exposure and was well on his way. His first tour was great and he was very relevant in the music business. Crush was a success and many of his young fans were looking for the next hot single but ALTNOY never took off don’t know why because it is a great song and of course the label dropped the ball. David needed that extra push/exposure that a second great single would have given him but alas it seems that he lost something when his TOSOD dropped. In the music world it is very important to be seen at various music scenes especially for young fans to continue to be relevant. His Christmas Tour was also a success but after that he seemed to be less engaged. Maybe it was because he felt that the music he wanted to do he had to age a bit and also because he knew he would be going away for the next 2 years. David has tremendous talent and a voice that is very unique he just needs the right people behind him to find his place. I know he will come back better than ever because he has the talent to do. JMHO

ksf-I know you are right, but it makes me sad for the artists who put their heart and soul into their music and they just don’t stand a chance against these big labels and dishonest radio stations, I know we can’t change it, but it is good to have a place like FOD to let out our frustrations, and people who care listen.

Ok all….. Just gotta say that David knew he was going on this Mission and couldn’t commit to a big time label and contract…..I think that will change after he gets back….He will be free to knock the socks off of the music world and come into his own…It will happen in time….Patience everyone…..Night all…..Miss Vicki

tami lyn – thanks for the heads up on SNL. Alabama Shakes is just really fascinating to me. Even though its not usually my cup of tea musically, there’s just something about them. They’re strangely awesome? I don’t even know how to describe them. Anyway, thanks!

I didn’t read all of the comments yet. I looked up 107.9 The End – went to their site to get their call letters and then looked them up on radio-locator and they are not the right kind of station to request from right now. They are a Top 40 station and Top 40 stations play Top 40 on the charts and many (most?) Top 40 stations in the US don’t even make their own playlists anymore and are handed them by Clearchannel or other corporate organization. David’s song is not in the Top 40 so literally it would have to sell a lot more to be played on such a station.

Omg while waiting in line to pay at Whole Foods in Sonoma, Uh Ooh Uh Ooh O O started playing in the background & immediately I know it was DAVID! It was Who I Am, one of my all time favorites & D sounded amazing! First time ever I heard anything by D other than Crush in public!
I know, doesn’t take much to get me excited when it’s D related lol!

I like the songs Let’s Talk about love. Demi Lovato will have a concert in Manila sometime in March or April.
I have a feeling David will marry a LDS from Utah. But not immediately after his mission. I guess he still searching His kind of perfect. So it will take sometime for him to get marry. Jasmine and Eula had chemistry with David, but I think only on screen not off screen. I think they treated each other as friends only. I really wish David find someone who will love him, who will take care of him, down to earth and most of all someone who have spiritual level like David, He deserve the most wonderful women in the world.

Magandang umaga Jhen
I am curious about how radio works in the Philippines. Does radio station gets pay by artist label to get their artist to be play in the radio? Or do the radio stations compete at each other who can get more listeners to their station. So many question that I am confused how Asia can play David’s music so easily than here in US.

Good Morning Kim, as far as I know I think David is still have connection to Sony Asia. Kudos to them for supporting David. I wish I was still in the Philippines, because back when I was there all fans are all so loyal to their favorite artists and they have fans club and everyone are all together to support their idol.

A friend of mine suggested that we fans in US could do the same as having fans club. Like having a president in the fans club to organized it. Like for example if all fans of David become a member, just say $25.oo per year. We will benefit from it. Like having a discount airfair to David’s concert, hotel, and so many wonderful things more. What if we can be a third party to get David’s music play on the radio here in US. My hubby’s friend paid radio station $25000.oo to get their music played in the radio station rotation for two weeks I think. And then later they decided they were better off getting their music view in youtube and it much cheaper. I don’t know how or what we can do as fans of David to get his music be notice by radio stations.

Hello everyone!
Nenita- Magandang Umaga to you, magandang gabi to me lol are you a Filipina living in US?
The Label like for example Sony Philippines distribute the album to different radio stations so the DJ will airplay them, if the artist is popular then surely the DJ will airplay it. I think the label pay the radio station too, but just don’t know how much.

Hi Everyone, What I don’t understand is, if David’s team knew it would take big money to play his song on the radio and right now he does not have that kind of money, why did they bother? We get all excited and then end up diappointed.

potluck I will venture to guess his team thought the single would sell better then it did? not that DRA is a bad song it is not. kind of reminds me of an I’ll Never Go in its message? my guess they picked it as a message song. kind of like please stay fans I will be back?
just guessing of course.
maybe they felt like going with the I am away but I am still here theme for the cd?
anyway.. not sure for whatever reason his fans here are connected or engaged right now where David is concerned.
or maybe just the fact they are not that excited for the song or the fact it was previously leaked?
interesting this all.
guess bottom line hard to get things going after one year of no David.
something ‘oh my goodness’ might of worked better I suppose? lol
got me.

a Senseless type song might of been a ‘oh my goodness’ type song.
not sure if David and team want to send that message right now with him on a religious mission?
Michael Orland when asked if David would be ok after taking time off for a mission think his answer was
if he produces music folks want to hear he should be fine?
or something like that.
up to him I suppose.

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